Effect of polarisation-dependent loss on the performance accuracy of a ratiometric wavelength measurement system

IET Optoelectronics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 63-68

  Rajan, G ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Semenova, Y ^a   Farrell, G ^a   Wang, P ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FIBERS; POLARIZATION;

POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS (PDL); RATIOMETRIC WAVELENGTH;

WAVELENGTH;

EID: 41749084384     PISSN: 17518768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-opt:20070028     Document Type: Article

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